Patents by Inventor Frederick J. Reinhart

Frederick J. Reinhart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-functional valve with unitary valving member and improved safety
    Patent number: 5401255
    Abstract: A pressure-responsive control valve is especially useful to control aspiration of fluids from a patient during a surgical procedure. The control valve includes features which control the aspiration suction level communicated to the patient, which prevent reverse flow positive pressure from communicating to the patient, which safely vents such a reverse flow positive pressure in the event it reaches a level jeopardizing the integrity of the valve or plumbing fixtures, and which prevents aspirated fluids from weeping from the valve into the surgical environment in the event that a positive pressure communicates to the inlet of the control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Sutherland, Frederick J. Reinhart, Terry Sprague